Argentina's 'slum priests'

Argentina's 'slum priests'

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The Villa 21-24 slum is one of the villas miserias in Buenos Aires, where "slum priests" spend as much time solving practical problems as they do spiritual ones. Pope Francis, who was archbishop of Buenos Aires, has long supported the priests.

The Villa 21-24 slum is one of the villas miserias in Buenos Aires, where "slum priests" spend as much time solving practical problems as they do spiritual ones. Pope Francis, who was archbishop of Buenos Aires, has long supported the priests. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

The Villa 21-24 slum is one of the villas miserias in Buenos Aires, where "slum priests" spend as much time solving practical problems as they do spiritual ones. Pope Francis, who was archbishop of Buenos Aires, has long supported the priests.